AOL Dialler Settings without the AOL CRAP!

Ricochet J · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:39

Yup! I've got a BT Voyager 105 modem. I've downloaded and installed the drivers. Does anyone know the dialler settings for AOL broadband?

(The reason i'm doing this way is because I don't want to install the AOL crap, i.e. the browser, messnager etc)

Thanks

barnettgs · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:46

Hmm, have you tried typing your username & password and see what happens?

My friend got BT wireless router and I entered in his AOL username & password on router admin page and it just worked fine.

benjo plz. · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:48

barnettgs said:
My friend got BT wireless router and I entered in his AOL username & password on router admin page and it just worked fine.

He's either lucky or he's lying.

NuTTiE · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:49

dont think u can get rid of the aol crap mate, sure it cant be done

barnettgs · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:50

Phnom_Penh said:
He's either lucky or he's lying.

This is just what I did and it worked which surprised me, I didn't need to go further from there.

benjo plz. · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:53

barnettgs said:
This is just what I did and it worked which surprised me, I didn't need to go further from there.

Well no it's not the settings, it's the fact that bt lock their routers so you can only use them with BT adsl

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Justintime · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:54

Use the dialer that came with the modem or even xps dialup, put aol username (main screen name @aol.com or aol.co.uk , can't remember) and password, set the number to something like 11111111 or 00000000 whatever u want and then dial in, done this tons of times with different clients, no AOL crud installed.

barnettgs · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:56

Phnom_Penh said:
Well no it's not the settings, it's the fact that bt lock their routers so you can only use them with BT adsl .

Funny you should said that...it is Voyager 2110 router which he bought from PC World and it works. Feel free not to believe me anyway. :cool:

benjo plz. · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:56

@Justintime Can't you just have the number empty?

barnettgs said:
Funny you should said that...it is Voyager 2110 router which he bought from PC World and it works. Feel free not to believe me anyway.

nah, I'll believe you, but it's just odd tbh

. I have a 2190 that bt seems to have forgotten about, I signed up to them, then cancelled, and they sent me a router anyway, so I told them to pick it up.... well it's been about 9 months lol. I used a modded Dynalink firmware on it, and currently use it as a wireless repeater

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NuTTiE · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:57

hmmm might be worth swichin back to aol then, i hated all that crap

Justintime · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:57

Phnom_Penh said:
Can't you just have the number empty?

i think it just has to dial something, never tried it empty though.

barnettgs · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:58

Number is supposed to be 0,38?

Also I forgot to mention that you may need to use MTU 1400.

Justintime · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:58

barnettgs said:
Funny you should said that...it is Voyager 2110 router which he bought from PC World and it works. Feel free not to believe me anyway.

rofl

Justintime · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:59

barnettgs said:
Number is supposed to be 0,38?

Also I forgot to mention that you may need to use MTU 1400.

Have used random numbers, worked, never set the MTU.

LoadsaMoney · 21 Aug 2006 at 19:04

NuTTiE said:
dont think u can get rid of the aol crap mate, sure it cant be done

Oh but it can, im not using any AOL software at all here on my Voyager 105, just use Draegers guide in here , and set the connection up yourself, working great for me.